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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman comes into the arena with Nazareth - Hair of the Dog blaring out of the sound system. Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. Bobby Dettman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pep misses.
Pep misses with a looping left.
A jab from Pep does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Dettman as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Pep 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pep lands a jab to the head.
Dettman looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dettman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pep checks it well.
Nice body kick from Dettman.
Pep shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Pep walks into a jab.
Pep connects with a body shot that sends Dettman's belly button to the back.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Pep moved away.
A left lands for Pep.
Pep tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dettman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pep somewhat.
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep misses with a hook.
Pep throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pep slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dettman was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Dettman misses with a straight right.
Pep stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dettman.
Pep clobbers Dettman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dettman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dettman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Dettman saw that one coming.
Dettman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Dettman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dettman scores with a shot to the body.
Dettman throws a wild body kick that Pep sees coming a mile off.
Pep throws a series of punches but Dettman avoids them all with ease.
Dettman misses the jab.
Dettman lands with a straight right. Pep didn't see that one coming.
Dettman scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dettman.
Pep lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dettman throws a front kick aimed at Pep's knee but Pep avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman moves out of range as Pep strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Dettman. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Pep lands.
Bobby Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dettman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pep lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dettman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pep is out of range and Dettman settles back down.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep looks to score with a jab to the body but Dettman is just out of range.
Dettman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dettman scores with a leg kick.
Pep lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dettman backs up against the cage.
Pep takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Dettman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pep is able to avoid easily.
Pep takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dettman dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman tries to move into range but Pep moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dettman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Dettman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep misses with a shot to the body
and Dettman counters with a thumping low kick.
Pep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dettman.
Dettman misses with an uppercut.
Dettman scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Pep misses.
Pep shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Pep.
Pep misses with a two punch combination.
Pep throws a hook but Dettman blocks it.
Dettman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dettman throws a body punch but Pep moves out of range.
Dettman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dettman.
Nice defenses there by Dettman.
Dettman throws a low kick but Pep avoids it.
Dettman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dettman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pep is out of range.
A big right from Dettman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Dettman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Dettman throws out a leg kick but Pep moves out of range and Dettman only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pep misses with the combination.
Pep misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Pep sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pep lands with a straight right. Dettman didn't see that one coming.
Pep looks for a takedown but Dettman sprawls well.
Pep scores with a hook.
Dettman connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Pep misses.
Pep avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dettman.
Pep is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pep throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dettman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dettman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dettman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Dettman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dettman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Dettman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dettman tried to score with a low kick but Pep checks it.
Some wild striking there from Pep.
No joy there for Pep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pep avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dettman.
Pep connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick.
Dettman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Frankie Pep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dettman throws a leg kick which misses Pep's front leg but catches the back leg as Pep tries to avoid it.
Dettman connects with a jab.
Dettman gets caught flat footed, as Pep shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dettman pulls Pep in close to prevent any damage.
Dettman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dettman pulls Pep in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Dettman.
Pep thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Pep shoots for a double leg takedown but Dettman sprawls well. He's pushed Pep's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dettman. Pep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dettman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pep misses with the combination.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.
Pep blocks the body kick.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pep has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dettman cracks Pep with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dettman staying out of range there.
Dettman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Dettman saw that one coming.
Pep rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dettman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pep's knee momentarily.
Pep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dettman lands a lovely overhand right.
Dettman lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Dettman.
Pep swinging wildly here.
Pep misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pep fails with a takedown attempt.
Dettman tries to work over Pep's front leg with a kick but Pep checks it.
Pep thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman tries to land a leg kick but Pep saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pep blocks the leg kick.
Pep throws a shot from downtown. Dettman moves away and avoids it.
Pep walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dettman.
Dettman needs to keep his hands up - Pep had a free shot at his head there.
Pep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pep walks into a stiff left hand from Dettman.
Dettman throws the left hand but Pep avoids the punch easily.
Pep throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dettman on the side of the head.
Dettman throws a series of strikes that have Pep backpedaling.
Pep rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dettman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pep checks the leg kick.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Dettman slips the punch.
Pep jabs Dettman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dettman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dettman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep swinging wildly here.
Dettman throws the kick towards the body but Pep avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dettman takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dettman's waist but Dettman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pep off to one side.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Pep.
Dettman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dettman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pep.
A shot to the liver by Pep. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dettman.
Pep misses with a series of wild punches.
Pep misses with a left hand
and Dettman counters with a thumping low kick.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pep is breathing heavily.
Pep on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pep missing with a left hand there. Dettman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dettman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pep closes the distance and clinches up with Dettman, looking for a takedown. Pep pushes Dettman against the cage but Dettman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dettman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Pep.
Pep tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dettman swivels and escapes.
A good leg kick by Dettman.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Pep sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dettman throws out a loose jab but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dettman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dettman throws a solid leg kick but Pep takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dettman.
Nice sprawl there from Dettman as Pep shoots in.
Dettman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pep.
A big left from Dettman misses.
Dettman scores with a spinning back kick!
Dettman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dettman throws a jab when Pep was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dettman, right into the meat.
Pep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dettman can pounce on him.
Pep scores with a one two! Dettman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pep misses with a double jab
and Dettman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dettman.
A jab from Pep finds it's way through Dettman's defenses.
Dettman misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dettman.
Dettman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pep checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dettman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dettman cracks Pep with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dettman.
Dettman throws a low kick but Pep moves out of range easily.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep misses with a two punch combination.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Dettman.
Jab by Dettman.
Dettman misses with a hook. Pep ducked under it nicely.
Dettman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Dettman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Pep as he checks the leg kick.
Dettman dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Pep scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dettman in his tracks.
Dettman scores with a nice head shot.
Dettman with a nice cross.
Pep lands with an uppercut that bounces Dettman off the cage and back into range.
Pep has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a wild body shot.
Pep lunges at Dettman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dettman's hand.
Dettman is looking to slow Pep down with leg kicks.
Pep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dettman misses with a kick to the body.
Dettman tries to land a leg kick but Pep saw it coming and moves away.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep misses with a body punch
and Dettman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pep takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman rushes Pep and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Pep controls his hands.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pep.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
Dettman working aggressively here.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Pep avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
Pep blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Pep is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
Dettman pushes Pep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dettman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pep's elbow.
Bobby Dettman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dettman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Pep.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pep content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frankie Pep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dettman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dettman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
A relieved looking Bobby Dettman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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